By Anette Broløs and Erin B. Taylor, Finthropology The past few decades have seen substantial development in the digitization of financial services, market facilitation platforms and agricultural extension services for farmers. These offer many potential benefits, but the ability of
By Sunniva Sandbukt (Assistant Professor at the IT-University of Copenhagen)This blogpost draws on fieldwork conducted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, between 2018 and 2019 for the author’s PhD. Enter E-MoneyThe use of “e-money” in Indonesia began in 2007. In 2009, uang elektronik
By Caroline Mangowal (PhD, Founder of RISE Indonesia) RISE conducted a small-scale qualitative research project in Greater Jakarta in May 2022 to explore emerging payment systems and financial inclusion (contrasting cash and digital dependency and the entanglement between the two,
By Agus Indiyanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) For Vera, 23, a culinary entrepreneur, digital payment options are a necessity, as they are for most Indonesians. These payment instruments provide answers to present-day demands that everything be done easily, practically, and
Invitation to MIT DCI’s online research release event:Thursday, January 12th 10-11amET CBDC represents a novel opportunity to redesign the fundamentals of our financial system. Could a new architecture for money expand access to financial services among the unbanked or underserved?
